Voices - A Collection of One Shots

A Cliché Romance (Cedric Diggory)

The chattering of fellow Ravenclaws around me didn't advert my attention to them as I bent over my Transfiguration homework. It had been like this ever since classes had finished today. Sixth year at Hogwarts was so much to deal with, mainly because of the work given. All the previous years seemed so easy compared to sixth year. I didn't see why I was worrying though, I was a Ravenclaw, and the majority of Ravenclaws I knew were very studious, like me. They were chosen for their brains, that's why I was placed into the House. The Sorting Hat has never been wrong, and it certainly wasn't with me.

I sat in a plush lounge chair near the crackling fire, parchment on top of a book perched in my lap, my quill tickling the side of my head as I read the problems and tried to think of the solutions. My glasses slid down my nose, I pushed them back up. If only I was a Hufflepuff, I'd find the answer. Many people joked that Hufflepuffs were particularly good finders and that they could find just about anything.

It was about nine o'clock tonight, and tomorrow was the final task in the Triwizard Tournament. That vile tournament. I was so glad I didn't put my name in to be chosen in the Goblet of Fire. I wasn't one for risking my life.

"Diana," Sarah said, making me poke my head up. Sarah was in my year, a very sweet girl, with her innocent brown eyes and her bouncy red curls. She contrasted me easily, being that I had the wavy chocolate hair and ocean blue eyes. Sarah didn't wear glasses, which was another huge difference. "You better get going before you're late."

"Late?" My brows knitted in confusion. "Late for what?"

"You don't remember?"

"Remember what, Sarah?"

"You're supposed to meet Cedric right now!" she chirped lowly.

"Umm...no, I'm not."

"Yes, you are. I told you that he wanted to see you tonight."

"No, you hadn't," I corrected her. Sometimes Sarah had short-term memory loss. I knew this from the first time I met her. I've learned to deal with it all these years.

"I didn't? Oh...not again!" she moaned as she smacked her forehead.

I giggled and rose from my chair. "It'll go away maybe soon," I said reassuringly as I handed her my things. "Did he say why he wanted to see me?"

"Not that I can remember...I just know he wants to talk to you." She shrugged.

"I feel kind of bad though, sneaking off to talk to Cho's boyfriend." Cho Chang, another fellow Ravenclaw, was currently dating Cedric.

I was never jealous, because honestly, Cedric and I were best friends. True, he was really handsome, but I never felt that spark that made me think I wanted to be more than just friends with him. Besides, the way I was raised, education came first. People thought I was crazy, but I knew I wasn't the only one who thought that way. Of course, I had yet to find a person who shared that same priority list.

"What she doesn't know won't hurt her," Sarah sang. "Besides, you both are best friends."

"Cho could mistake it as something else though."

"If she knows you two are close, I doubt she'll suspect anything. If not, like I said, if nobody sees it or tells her, she'll never know."

I rolled my eyes and snuck out of the Ravenclaw common room.

I was blinded by darkness. My eyes had to adjust and seek out moonlight to help guide me in the right direction. This was so risky, sneaking out at night. I was no prefect, so I had no excuse to be out past curfew. I was a goody-two-shoe, and sadly, this was breaking the habit—but it would be officially breaking it if I was caught.